Brakhage

September. 17,1998

Rating：

6.4

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Trailer Synopsis Cast

BRAKHAGE explores the depth and breadth of the filmmaker’s genius, the exquisite splendor of his films, his magic personal charm, his aesthetic fellow travelers, and the influence his work has had on generations of other creators. While touching on significant moments in Brakhage’s biography, the film celebrates Brakhage’s visionary genius, and explores the extraordinary artistic possibilities of cinema, a medium mostly known only for its commercial applications in the form of narratives, cartoons, documentaries, and advertising. BRAKHAGE combines excerpts from Brakhage’s films and films of other avant-garde filmmakers (eg, George Kuchar, Jonas Mekas, Willie Varela, Bruce Elder, and others); interviews with Brakhage, his friends, family, colleagues, and critics; archival footage of Brakhage spanning the past thirty-five years; and location shooting in Boulder, Colorado and New York.

Stan Brakhage as Himself

Jane Brakhage as Herself

P. Adams Sitney as Himself

Phil Solomon as Himself

James Tenney as Himself

Allen Ginsberg as Himself

George Kuchar as Himself (archive footage)

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